The Wombats have shared new single ‘My Head Is Not A Friend’.
The band have defied time and trend to locate a new Gen Z audience, arguably becoming bigger than they’ve ever been before. The success has combined with increasing flexibility in their work, songwriters who are unafraid to sketch their emotions down on record.
New album ‘Oh! The Ocean’ is out on February 14th, a dose of reflection sparked by a family holiday.
Speaking on the experience, Murph says…
I’ve been to many beaches and seas and coasts over the years but for some reason it felt like the first time I had ever seen it and was truly present. There was this revelation that I had been living a life caught up in my own head, or in some kind of racing helmet or with blinkers on. It was really a potent experience. I felt like I saw everything new for the first time, and was aware that I had been so selfish to not take in how crazy the world and life is.
Out now, ‘My Head Is Not My Friend’ extends from this feeling, with Murph learning to detach himself from his day-to-day troubles. Seeking to look to the bigger picture, it’s indie pop mindfulness that urges us all to just stop, and touch grass.
The songwriter says…
I’d been caught up in my own BS for way too long. The album offers up some internal questions like: why are my head and body disconnected all the time? Why am I incapable at times of seeing any form of beauty in the world or in others? Why do I expect the world to conform to my will? Why do I never stop and smell the flowers?
Tune in now.
